Washing-machine



No. 626,I05. Patented Ma 3 I8 .1. c. SMITH. y o 99' WASHING MACHINE.

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JOHN C. SMITH, OF MASSAPEAG, CONNECTICUT. i

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingv part of Letters Patent No. 626,105, dated May 30, 1899.

Application filed March 10, 1899. Serial No. 708,579. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN C. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Massapeag, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut,haveinvented certain newand useful Improvements inWashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make vand use the same.

This invention relates to washing-machines, or, more properly speaking, to fastenings whereby a washer may be attached to stationary tubs or receptacles containing the sudswater or clothes to be laundered.

Considerable difficulty has been experienced heretofore in ixing the position of the washer with reference to a stationary tub without aflixing the structure to either the floor or wall, which is not practicable or feasible. This invention provides a simplel and effective means for rigidly connecting the washer directly to the tub in suc-h a manner as to admit of it being quickly removed when not required for immediate use and easily replaced when required for service.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the invention operatively applied. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, the dotted lines showing the washer turned up out of the way. Fig. 3 is a section of the attachment on thefline X X of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the attachment. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are detail views of a different form of attachment for holding the washer positively either in position or up out of the way.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by -the same reference characters.

The washer may be of any form, design, or make, and, as shown, consists of a base 1,.hav ing slotted uprights 2, rollers 3 and 4, journaled in the uprights, the journals of the upf per roller 3 entering the slots of the uprights to admit of the roller moving to accommodate the space between the rollers to the bulk of clothing passing therebetween, a crank 5,ap

plied to a journal of the upper roller,"and a spring 6 of bow form applied to the lower side of the base l and having its terminals connected withthe journals of the upper roller 3 by means of rods 7. Bars or arms 8 are atcached to the base 1 and incline upwardly from the plane thereof. l

The means for attaching the washer to the tub 9 consist of vcastings 10, having pendent wings 11 and vertical wings 12, the two sets of wings being disposed relatively at right angles toeach other. A web or partition 13 separates the upper and lower wings and limits the downward movement of the casting when applied to the tub by extending over and resting upon the top edge thereof. The' wings are depressed in their outer faces to secure lightness of structure and a neat appearance. The wings 11 receive between them the side of the tub, and a binding-screw 14 is applied to and operates in a threaded opening formed in one of the wings and enables the permanent attachment of the casting to the tub when in position. A clampscrew 15 is fitted in a threaded opening of one of the wings 12 and bears against a side of one of the bars 8 and holds it in place. A vertical extension 16 rises from the rear end of the partition 13 and forms a rest for the rear end of a bar 8 and gives the proper inclination thereto when placing the washer in position. The bars 8 rest upon the top edges of the parts 16 and the upper forward corners or extremities -of the partitions 13, -the height of the extensions 16 being determined beforehand, so as to give the proper set to the v arms or bars 8. The castings 10 are applied to the top edge portion of a side ofV the tub, preferably the rear side, and are secured by turning` up the binding-,screws 14.

The washer when required for service' is positioned by having the ends of the bars or arms 8 placed between the vertical wings 12, the lower edges of the arms resting upon the extensions 16 and the upper'forward corners of the partitions 13, after which the clampscrews 15 are tightened, so as to hold the washer in place. When not required for immediate service, the washer can be quickly and easily removed by loosening the clampscrews 15'. The washer can be stowed away in anyconvenient place, or it may be supported IOO y transversely of the bars 8 and receivethe ribs 17, thereby forming an interlocking means. between the supporting-bars of the washerand the fastenings by means of which the washer is attached to the tub. These grooves 1S aline transversely and incline with reference to the bars 8, so as to occupy a vertical position when the washer is in an operative position. Other grooves 19 extend longitudinally of the bars 8 and are adapted to receive the ribs 17 and hold the washer up out of the way. In this construction the clamp-screws may be dispensed with, as the arms S will ordinarily hold the washer in position -by reason of the binding action between the grooves 1S and the ribs 17. The use of the clam p-screws may be retained, if desired, to supplement the binding action of the ribs and grooves.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Means for attaching the supporting arm or bar of a washer to the side of a tub or analogous support, the same consisting of a casting comprising a horizontal web, wings pendent from opposite edges of the web to embrace the sides of the tub, other wings rising vertically from theintermediate edgesof the said web to receive between them the said arm or bar, the two sets of wings being arranged relatively ata right angle to each other, an

extension rising vertically from the rear edge of the web for a short distance to form a support for the arm of the washer and to give a proper set thereto, and means for securing the casting to the tub and the arm of the washer to the casting, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a tub, and a washer having supporting-arms provided in their sides with corresponding grooves, castings applied to the tub and comprising vertical win gs having ribs projecting inwardly from their faces and adapted to interlock with the grooves of the said' supporting arms and hold the washer in place, substantially as described.

3. In combination with a tub, and a washer having supporting-arms provided in their sides with corresponding transverse and longitudinal grooves, castings applied to the tub and comprising vertical wings having vertical ribs projecting inwardly, from their faces v and adapted to cooperate with the two sets of grooves and the supporting-arms and hold the washer in either of its two positions, substantially as described.

4. In combination with a tub, and a washer having supporting-arms provided in their sides with corresponding longitudinal and oblique transverse grooves, castings comprising pendent and vertical wings, horizontal webs, vertical extensions at therear ends of the webs and vertical ribs projecting inwardly from the inner faces of the vertical wings and adapted to cooperate with the two sets of grooves of the supporting-arms and hold'the washer in either an operative position or up out of the way, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN O. SMITH. [L. s]

Vitnesses: y

WILLIAM NANDREW, HoWARD C. Russ. 

